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The sun., 1887-04-03
Landlord s,ott L,v,d with Rage.

Lawyer John II. D. StOtt OF 5l7 Pacific street.
Brooklyn, before Justice Walsh yesterday accused
of committing an assault on Mrs Mary r. Rhodes, who
with her husband Robert r. Rhodes has for time
occupied the upper portion Of Mr. sto'fs house. The
alleged assault took place Thursday night and WAS Of
violent character as Mrs Rhodes represents that
she and her husband obliged oc. from the house
and stopping present at Dicters hoic Her hs
hand, WHO has hsrn In III health for some time Is con
fined to his bed she SAY from the effects Of the injuries
Following effect Mr. stot entered the room when she
and her husband alone. Ills face was liyid with
rage and without saying word he closed the door
hind him, locked T. and put the key In his pocket Then
exclaimn4 ~ Will murder you both. he proceeded to
drag Mr. Rhodes from tue lounge and choke him ln the
with chair and Mrs Rhodes was severely hurt In de-
Tending her husband
Mr. Stott WAS placed under 81 OOD bonds He says he
has good defence. and will he able to show hat Mr
and Mrs Rhodes nave made trouble bet him aud
his wife. and have been tile cause Of her leaving him
Mr. Rhodes ~ real estate agent and s related to Police
captan khaleH.
The sun., 1887-04-03
A woman's Horrible Suffering.

PATERSON, April a. Mrs. Caroline Krause.
living 80 Lawrence street. who about to be
fined for the rst time has been without proper medical
attendance Her husband did not appreciate tho gravity
OF the Last night she suffered much that she
besouRht him number Of times to get her help. Mr..
KrauSs remained about the house most OF the time to-
day, but nothing appears to have been done for
the unforlunsts woman Late this aftern .on
her husband lay down lounge In the
room adjoining the bedroom for a nap, and
after awhile he awoke with start not knowing what
had aroused him. He into his wifey bedroom and
found heI lying ths door BY her .se lay ,svclysr
physician, called lie called DR.. Balleray 70
his asstsance Twins born to the nnc0nscious wo
man. They arelbOth alive and In the sisters I0sp nj.
The women . alive bn. has mo, nGt been s sonscSus
she will live until morning krausss neglect OF his wife
was due TO ignorance.
The sun., 1887-04-03
A GREAT ATHLETIC MEETING.
Princeton's Tug-oE.w War Team Defeats
Ynle's and Columbla's Teams.

Princeton's Tug-oE.War Team Defeats
Ynle's and Columbla's Teams.
The most popular amateur athletic event
OF the year in Brooklyn. the games Of the
Twenty-third Regiment, were held In the
armory, at Clcrmont and Myrtle avenues. last
evening. Three thousand Of Brooklyn's fair
daughters and stalwart sons were present.
The Judges were DR.. George McNaughton, Dr..
w. l.. Savage. and Malcolm W. Ford. H. E.
Buermeyer was referee. More than 200 COM
petitors participated in the games. Intercol-
legiate tug.of-wsr teams from Yale, Princeton.
and Columbia were among the star attractions.
n htandsap trial
onds. Including several dead heats. ". P.
Henery. New York, four feet, won tho final heat
ssadot, ana rnce IN loS seconds; y. L. wiegand'
A. score OF vaulters competed In the running
a. has sopnaS hSsn5'f exosn xoymps BEs0sn H
sssss e. 8 81 iSsa
College cries filled the armory when Column
sHsed sbe
the struggle that lasted ive minutes. ,Retain:-
ing their grip the Princetonians won the heat
a and AL, bss sEspRsa the yse in the
dFop anS hd hns hsn Tie aha hse aa s
engaged in a pull. Columbia winning by 8
inches.
Tug g-of-war teams from the Thirteenth and
Twenty third Regiments met in the trial for
II The championship of the National Guard.
team out Of their boots IN one minutes time.
The, mile-run handicap. P. D. skillman.
scratch. was won by VIM Harmer. Yale, 80
pleby, Columbia, second.
A F. Copeland, N, A. G., came in first In the
lyn A. A.. yards, won tho final heat and race
IN ~ 4-5 seconds; NJ. ]. McGeary, Pastime A.
O., yards. second.
The iOO-ynrds hurdle race. over five hurdles.
open to members Of Twsnty.thtrd ~ Regiment
Only; Vas w9n q H1y HRy d y; oven 90 A. IN 10 TO
Alfred Ribas Nautilus Boat Club. made n
clever exhibition on the aerial trapeze. j. D.
tics Of club swinging by many graceful eyolu-
tions. An exhibition bicycle drill by the Kings
County Wheelmen was pleasant feature Of
the games.
The games lasted until after midnight
The sun., 1887-04-03
SPARKS FROM THE TELEGRAPH.

Cholera on the coast OF South America II confined
to chm, and there are only u few cases
Tho jury In the Shen manslaughter case In Greenfield
Mass, yesterday returned II verdict Of not guilty.
President uurrct has issued circular requesting the
return OF all Interstate passes on tho Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad
Prof Charles A. Shaefer. Dean Of the Faculty OF Cor
nell University has bcen appointed TO MI the vacancy In
the Presidency o the Iowa State University occasioned
by the resignation OF DR.. Pickard.
DR., James Hodges. who was convicted Of exploding
bomb in the Grand Opera House In san Francisco on
Feb. q, nj Patti concert was sentenced yes erday to
two years imprisonment in san quentin.
Foster esTown Treasurer of HreenviIle Mass,
who recently cOnrrttn uf onhesy'ipg of the
tn%n't tnfs waH yesterday sentenced to i've years AZ
hDrd labor IN tile Hnuse OF Correction.
II II. IInnnewelL d wealthy citizen OF Wellesley
Mass has presented the town with nns hall and park
q ten acres and public library with 500 voluneA
The estimated valss OF the gift IL e250OOo
Abraham Mcdonald and another man from Nova SEQ.
aa were found nssnsihls Yesterday iporpng In room
Sss on rsrins They vera tsksa 70 the Aospit wheFs
The sun., 1887-04-03
POLICE sERGEANTs At SCHOOL.
3rfndlug Away for Dead 1ife Over tho
Doys' Desks In the Free Aondeuy.


Boys' Desks In the Free Acndemy.
Chief Bonner and Examiner Phillips Of tho
Civil Service Commission. fortified by Inspector
Byrnes. put knotty questions to eighteen Po-
lice sergeants yesterday. to see how many Of
them wore fit to serve as Police Captains.
There are four vacant Captaincies. and many
Of the Sergeants have been exerting them
solves. their friends. and their political in
fiuence for promotion, but 1t was stated by the
Inspector that nothing will avail them In Sc
curing promotion except good marks at school.
The struggle lasted four and q half hours,
and took place in q small room in the College
Of the City OF New York. The boys desks at
which the big guardians OF tho peace sat we're
very short and narrow and SO low that the
long legs Of the Sergeants had to be thrust
straight ahead. and robust feet, that seemed to
he wthHSt owners were -. scattered altered, all oyer the
Inspector drftsd around much after the ZEN man. an
n9r oI an an old-tme pedasoGue looking ior boys
Those who sroashed over the desks and S, sHt-
ijs%s's Tisht-Sasd man: ssrsssnts B;sSks,
sMSaoughhR and Hart, Of The Central 0se
Ss Of IA GaF i ffhaSn ssrsssRts ssss
stredt. %es q Pfince stress bahlsran and
cssSsn ssssS srss % ada Ssn TG B Gssrsh s sles
Ing on similar sheets Of foolscap by the Ser
ears TS'e on heis
left arms and their tongues held, firmly be-
tween their teeth. 80 that they could not get
day over the biofters m in the police @ sttiens ms any
Can print q few of the questions~ asked
In accordance with his usual custom. the In
speSt2r led The reporter to the darkest corner,
ana easa Thinefed .Snf IL it, Against the rules
Everything secret until decision returned.
Highest per cent. gets promoted. Wouldn't be
know one Of the questions" snid the. re-
gNs5Ssrh sSs heS heSssy sss snd it reads like this; Where
Wrong" said the Inspector. promptly.
police wor what should Be done in certain @
cases: how men should be handled and placed
I'd fey general ideas
knos hsss TsEs
10 az aSna ese %S5s Sss oe
SECOND street as soon as you like"
Mves Sergeants who are entitled to promo
oaes ass Of tbe sp dem was Ser
ioSxiPs Gaptains and serseansts fSS to Be es. exc
right GastlIn. and Smith. -
sERel ANTs-CoGey Cross Fannins Casa King Mar.
tsna Mures A Pickett Reid Wslsins, Patrick Walsh
Ssn sSas sSsaSf sssia onnOl kes
Wallace, R. Y. Young, and Croker
The day for examination Of Captains Allaire,
Webb, who were ordered Before the Board Of
EIaminers recently, has not yet been set. Mr.
voorhis said that he had prepared tho list by
out He had rejected all who had been fined
heavily for misconduct, and those who had
failed to report misconduct on the part OF their
eubordinates. About half Of the Eumber are
Republicans.
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THE DEMOCRATS GIVE IT UP.
They Can't Get Fat Man In Chicago to Rur
for Mayor on Their Ticket.

CHICAGO. April 2.-Charley Kern. President OF
the Cook County Democratic Club has boon primed for
onslaught on Mayor Harrison for several days He
has been looked the probable leader Of last effort
to hold the Democracy together He has let entirely
~ am for Mr. Roshs, he says and the Republican
DEMOCRATS safe to DO inst The opposite of
moi be one third q the Democrats found with the So
cialists when election day cOmes."
The Democratic Committee OF Fifty has passed into
history and the Committee Of FIVE Of
Gus dssuetude and 1t 10 now almost certain that there
publican and the Labor.
Leading Democrats calling upon their party tosup
pnrt ths Rspuocan ueke5 ~ order 70 avert ths posi-
papers Of Democratic beArnGs that had refused sup
port Harrison making similar appeals To what ex.
tent the Bemccs.te Iabori1g men can be INDUCED %
tiefst remains e be Harrison makes no secret q
many his friends angered what they conEder the
malicious course pursued by the Federal coere are in
the state OF mind. II 10 probable, however that
he Democratic votes given Roche win snise 70 elect
Socialist vote viii be larger than ever before. and the
Labor people express confidence that they will elect
Nelson Mayor.
The sun., 1887-04-03

The Health ocers seized three tons Of bob veal YES
defended Harry Ie'rsnss before the Recorder Sat
sii!
s$ss S $%::
.is M and iss %illi.m asns srss. ~ % He II. began q
Su4nsa Sn1s Hsssr' ss shoe factory Bloom printer was
viii be H. snas5ss s nfsr e wAn
aS.: " *a'ssa ana
A5shs..hep cerrlsap and his council a. the mss.!ny
III
wesf ,s
% naa ssop seins in "t aud @ asSo, for the prohs
fsrswe mse,nx g chsrls; ,aaln @ who on win AL
ISr sr. Hsr sssa q q x Is
Street Tabernacle as' broome street TINS evening.
pal Church arc about % handsome sionsfrent
rector 5 Study adjoining, at cost Of s75,ooo
rss Ss
ss Tie avenue % frSns Al The cost Of about s7SC "A w
sTsa in supIs rSs ,Ss rs S n:
sS :" hs 81 %a k.'a. nn %y ad So.ado ka AZ;
ing the sale VI the road.
Henry y. Hewitt has brought suit, through Howe 4
HpmInel against Joseph Jessel tho husband Of Az
IerndOn, recover Eis5 which he claims is bal
due him for writing the play called !" The CONNER
ca Tourists Bride now being produced by the actress.
lie he made contract with the Actreks last year
10 write the play for 500.
Fire In ChArles schresders tobacco shop At la First
avenue, about ~ NJ, yesterday, scared the Widow
Esh., fl.!aSIet snd her i seven children who lived
Windows had they not been restrained until a ladder
could be raised down which they carried 10 the
sidewalk by the firemen.
The single night sale Of the Auehna Patti opera
will begin 70 morrow at tho box office ot the Mrtropo
tan Opera House, The season sale closed yesterday it
being connnei ony 20 ths orchestra ires. circle and the
boxes and amounted 10 sti go the sing, VIII in.
clule the family circle and balcony entire and thoss
seats not sold In the orchestra and dress circle.
The Hasty Pudding Club Of Harvard College will pro
duce The Talsnah; or the Maid. the Monk and the
sse sSsy 81 Fl ssa
s.s sSsSnn , y u iS the ,s Ssess S e
e IysoH,s kinh Aysnss as,sk Lot pssmonicos sAa n
The sun., 1887-04-03
MINNIE BAKER DIsAPPEARs AGAIN.
Her Relatives Fear that she Has Been
Lured Away, and Appeal 70 the Police.

Her Relatives Fear that she Has neen
Lured Away, and Appeal to the Police.
Miss Jennie Baker Of $40 East Forty second
street reported to the police yesterday the dis
appearance Of her sister. Minnie, an interest
ing girl Of Is years. The girls live with their
stepfather. Joseph vancaeyzeelel who is q
waiter in Mouquinfs restaurant The house is
aIploasant one, and the family live in atyle
that speaks well for the profession. The girls
arc as often called by tho name OF vanoaeyzeele
as that OF Baker.
Miss Jennie said that her sister had not been
seen since Thursday morning. when sho loft
the ofIlce OF DR.. Hermann L. Collycr OF 2s8
East Thirty-lfth street, where she had been
sent to summon I1.9. him 70 the house. % hcr
ried when She did not CO. ne home one all t that day
Ss St the Nday gay 1oiowpE 6It waited sti another
Minnie's habits were inquired into by Rounds
man Harley. to whom tho report was made
hs as ar%s mS hHs So
Sssrs Sssn out A. H n aS evening until t5S sp
come homo as early as she ought to have done
and ana was g.. seen noiSp tC part from M man at the
that she had bosn nrod away from home lSarS By
and na rsf come to h She
light brown hsit. and blue Dyes. and wore ''is a
garnet dress. black Jersey. short green cloth
jacket, and a red plush hat.
Miss Minnie disappeared once before, and
her case excited considerable attention. She
family then lived at 2i8 East Thirty fourth
streot. and her stepfathor woi ked at the Hotel
Normandie., She was sent out one afternoon
to go to the hotel, to do an orrand at Simpson,
Crawford 4 simpsons, and to get watch that
had been left at . jeweller's for repairs. Sho
went to the hotel, to- tho Sixth avenue store,
and to the jewellers. az It was aitorward
learned. but she. did not return home.
=, The police and private detectives worked on
Crawford \ simpson's with IFs. Kitty Wright
OF 107 Clinton place. She said she had lost her
way and got caught IN rainstorn, and that
Mrs, Wright had taken her home. Mrs. Wright
and her husband were arrested, but . medical
suffered no harm, they were discharged.
The sun., 1887-04-03
HOSPITAL DOCTORS RESIGN
0nly One OF the Manhattan's sta6 Left, but
He 10 the Chief:

The Manhattan Hospital is an outgrowth
OF the Manhattan Dispensary. which was es-
tablished In Carmansville twenty years ago,
The hospital came into existence about two
years ago. but though we'll maintained and
doing good work 1t has had its troubles. The
Manhattan Eye and Ear Inhrmary. down town
on the east side objected to its use OF the name
Manhattan. Notwithstanding that the paront
institution had been incorporated under that
name long ago. and the hospital has been re-
strained by Injunction from using the title
Manhattan, and is at present nameless. On top
OF this the entire medical stafr. except DR.. L. A.
Rodenstein. has resigned
DR.. Kodenstein was one Of the founders Of
the dispensnry. Two or three years ago he
invited = number Of physicians and surgeons
Of the neighborhood to Join him In establish
f TSSssf Bsp R D s1hn
1S hospital Saa been sasf batD affD0n%fsss %ss
dividing themselves into classes oi one ply iiry
ss
full charge Of tho h;9sPini h; during is term
kodenstein, as President Of the faculty. faculty, was VA;
n, made .h Y member 9t the Board II Managers and
physicians took no exceptions but when II
transpired that the managers had desig;hatsd
teaspa Seesh # the sSes Msde
claimed that they all stood on an equal footing
and that during their respective terms OF sor-
vice each physician and his companion surgeon
were chiefs. DR.. Rodenstein took his turn
With the others In serving al, the hospital. But
the other doctors, say that he interfered with
right 70 discharge patients, and In one case re-
turned to the hospital patient who had been
i've meaca msn Went bsiors h
Executive Committee and discovered for The
Grst time that DR.. Rodenstein WINS Chief Il
Stan. They demanded that the rules be
4mended In the particular OF designating n
CHIEF @ Of Stan, but the Executive consmittee
doctors rendered their resignatiors s,waich have
not yet been accepted.
The hospital has accommodations 'or about
nifty pAtients, and has In charge at tne present
time thirty -hve It also has $50 dispensary
patients. It Is entirely free from debt.
The sun., 1887-04-03
THE LAWTON CONCERT.
A Successful Entertainment In ChickerlnE
Hall Last Evening.

The concert given last evening in Chicken
Ing Hall by Nine. Lawton and her husband.
Mr.. William h. Lawton. first tenor OF the
Boston Ideals" was most successful one in
all regards. A house OF good numbers, of
which the temper was generously enthusiastic,
stimulated tho performers to their best efforts,
and Us there was great variety OF artists Us
we'll as music, each and all being excellent in
his. her. or its way, the result could not fail
to be an agreeable one Mrs. Lawton had the
assistance Of the following talent:
NJ v IL Lswten. Boston Ideals. Tenor
Mr Franeis Fischer Powers baritone
NJ Michael banner .viSlins,
NJ N0a ar Reinhola L. Herm ~ Conductor '>''''
The programme included two trios. quar-
tot. duo sung by Mr.. and Mrs. Lawton. with
cello and violin obligato, while the rest of the
numbers were solos by the various artists.
the h.i songs Of Mrs. Barron Anderson, and, Mr..
Francis Powers and the yioloncello pieces
by M Th MTs
simple honest method her excellent pronunci-
alton. and pleasant voice were never heard to
sSe sSSr% Wsn Mr. Pwsrs
audience, both by voice and manner, was felt
M bs hs SYay
fish .Gee concerts, n which she took
30 pTuiScWoItny phIt.
Last evening. however. she was forced to
share the interest Of the asSemblaSe with
with cheerful willingness. Mr. Lawton has it
is said, won laurels and renown In his operate
work. His voice Is certainly fine one Of
purest tenor quality. He has not. yet learned
to make Of it oil that nature would warrant his
accomplishing. and last evening sang some
dlsproportionately piano tones, making too
sudden and strong contrasts OF loud and soft
notes
What raised this concert to q height of OK
cellence, which nothing else inherent in 1t
could have done. WAS tho pervadng spirit,
rare Intelligence, and skilf4l performance, ,, Of
wise judgment lent color. expression, and dig
nifty to everything dono. for he played to each
number upon the programme nm nccompnni-
ment into which was infused the clear
sighted comprehension Of n musician
and composer Of the Il * rank Of a mind reach
ingdownfrom nbiltytodo greatest things t2 the
porformIaance of whpt 70 t. # le4st wns Iight
accompanlmentss often distracted attention
tothemselvee as they did the admiration usu-
ally given only to the chiefly prominent artist.
The sun., 1887-04-03
SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST DIR. Sears
Held In $50. 900 hail for Examination for
m Alleged Assault ON u Servant Girl.

DIR. Henry T. Sears OF 257 West Fifty
second street was held In $4,000 bail for OK
animation in the Yorkvillo Police Court yester-
day. The complainant was Mary Pfandor, a
German girl, lG years old. and the charge is
criminal assault. The girl sworo that on March
2, while employed rs servant in the Doctors
house. he threw hcr down and assaulted her.
After the alleged assault, tho girl says that she
loft the house and went to tho home Of some
relatives ut 1928 Tenth avenue whore sne is at
present. certificate OF physician states
that she was assaulted.
Dr. Sears. who Ia AZ years old and upmar-
ried. denied tho girls charges. He could not
M in y cell in tho Yorkvillo prison. Ho said
las, night that IL was y rIsc Of hlnckmnil.
The i;irl relatives declare that IN effort Ind
been made to compromise tho case, but that II
would be pushed.
The sun., 1887-04-03

As the Grand street ferryboat Warren was
moving ont of Its New York st. at i2l< yesterday
afternoon the forward end Of the boat eAped
over the guard chains and jumped into the river There
y.. only 9ns Y,her nasssngs. on ,Ai end Of the boat
The man IN ts river went clear Under the boat and
came 70 the surface between the stern aud the ferry
Alh sskSrs stan alive but be disd In The ferry house
9s,. .1fs. z .: s;a: "a vi ssu: :s as ae ~
The sun., 1887-04-03
a Rea, PATTI rarss.m Th,. r.mc.

Nine. Patti told an audience Of reporters at
the Windsor Hotel last night about her Mexican trip
The Ave canary birds presented to her in III paso had
place Of honor the sdeboard US set-oh to Sarah
Bernhardts tiger cat Nine Patti said that she not
bit scared when the dyIamiter dynAntrd himself in
the San Francisco Opera House sne found the climate
Beginning on May u, she will sing in Carmen"
Semiramide" aud other operas in the Metropolitan
Opera House After that season n" Will sail for Europe
You will never mc here again she said, though
do 30 love New York. think whom ! yet TO London
shall sing in 'iakme;' II Is Just lovely."
The sun., 1887-04-03
.WASIIINGTON NOTES.

During the month of March last the Pension Bureau
issued l3i3 pension certificates OF which A7i2 were
original and 8tist increased pensions.
Mr. Nathan A. c. Smith Of the District OF Columbia
for the last nineteen years Executive clerk charge OF
Presidential Post Oce appointments for the Post Once
Department. yesterday rendered his resignation and
AcceDted,
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Obituary..

Thomas rockingham died on Friday at tho
Buffalo Insane Asylum, aged TO years. lie for many
years prominent lawyer and oil operator In Rochester
lie was II Erandnephew of Washington Irving.
Christian Metzger. who formerly associate of
Win H. Webb in shpbulding and Vice President OF
the PR nock savings Bank died suddenly last evening
at hi. home I.a Fast sixty first street. lilo served
School Commissioner from tho Eleventh
.Inu
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wet Weather Time Tables.

line employees Of the brooklyn City Railroad
held meetings In Brooklyn last night 10 consider fres
dent Lews wet weather time tables which require the
employment Of . less number Of men than the nne
mssihs{ ts6sa nnd 2 eSnseqnent saving % the com
probable that they have turned over the matter
s ssts ssS ~ Y. sfsssy z q
The sun., 1887-04-03
Jack Hopper In Tr.inias at N.wbursh.

JNck HOPPER ID 1TathIhG 0t NoWburGh.
NEwBuRaH, April 2.-Following Jack Demp-
seys lead, Jack Hopper, the lightweight pusist has
come here to be put In proper condition 70 hght Mike
Gushing OF ElxabethPort n j., on April 2o for purse
Of ffO The hght fsdown for some place not over 100
him They are John 0auaehsf aud william Alderman.
The sun., 1887-04-03

JAMAICA, April 2.-Ex- District Attorney John
Fleming WAS appointed yesterday Supreme Court ref
cree take testimony In the Of tho Metro
politan Trust Company Of New York to foIecose the
Rookaway Beach Railroad Company
The sun., 1887-04-03

BERLIN, April 2.-Three persons who were
concerned In the attempt to asssssnats the Csar by
means Of bombs In u. Petersburg on March IL were
ss.Sss esssSss; .s g s ssss sssss:sS ss e
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staaten Took Asos, $50, o,oOO.

1t was said at the office Of George x. sistare
Son yesterday that Alexander N. Stanton, their De-
troit AGENT had carried away with im about $4,000 OF
their money. Robert ]. Stanton, millionaire brother
Of Alexander will make the amount good. The ab-
seonding agent well known In the best Detroit no
ciety His conduct has completely prostrnted his wife.
The sun., 1887-04-03

JOTTINGS ABOUT TOWN

Slightly warmer fair weather, westerly
winds shifting to southwesterly.
The sun., 1887-04-03

Collapse srs Re.ss AApAitAestrs.
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hard time. The contributors from the kniGhte
among several hundred recipients. Their pa
ttenee, Is nearly exhausted, few have already
few indeed have returned to work under tho
frce-shop notice. II break does come. the
first applicants will get work and the, large
true, however. that neither sido has yielded.
but the. mnnufacturers undoubtedly are
m 10 N
mately the dute when the contest will end.